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Macomb County, Michigan

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At a glance

Market profile

Population
879,853
Households
358,668
Average household size
2.43
Median age
41.3 years
Median household income
$77,837
Housing units
373,413
Population comparison
2020 Census881,217
2024 estimate879,853
Change−0.2%

People

Who lives here

Population
879,853
Median age
41.3 years
Male
430,878
Female
448,975
Median age by sex
Male median age
40 years
Female median age
42.6 years
Age by sexPopulation distribution
23,431Under 522,459
69,5925–1766,167
35,15618–2433,547
61,20225–3460,827
53,35635–4454,113
55,98745–5457,892
61,26055–6463,996
70,89465+89,974
Age by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Under 523,43122,459
5–1769,59266,167
18–2435,15633,547
25–3461,20260,827
35–4453,35654,113
45–5455,98757,892
55–6461,26063,996
65+70,89489,974
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5–17
Male
5–9
24,792
10–14
27,398
15–17
17,402
Female
5–9
23,717
10–14
26,074
15–17
16,376
18–24
Male
18–19
9,347
20
4,936
21
3,936
22–24
16,937
Female
18–19
8,230
20
3,731
21
5,063
22–24
16,523
25–34
Male
25–29
30,289
30–34
30,913
Female
25–29
30,065
30–34
30,762
35–44
Male
35–39
26,257
40–44
27,099
Female
35–39
26,993
40–44
27,120
45–54
Male
45–49
26,391
50–54
29,596
Female
45–49
27,153
50–54
30,739
55–64
Male
55–59
31,008
60–61
12,715
62–64
17,537
Female
55–59
31,249
60–61
12,770
62–64
19,977
65+
Male
65–66
11,506
67–69
14,175
70–74
18,971
75–79
12,653
80–84
6,807
85+
6,782
Female
65–66
12,174
67–69
15,553
70–74
23,047
75–79
15,617
80–84
11,110
85+
12,473
Detailed source values for Age by sex
RaceMutually exclusive counts
White alone
658,45174.8%
Black alone
112,58612.8%
Two or more races
52,5556.0%
Asian alone
44,5015.1%
Some other race
9,3401.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1,8980.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
5220.1%
Residents: 879,853.

Derived from published counts

Race values
CategoryValue
White alone658,451
Black alone112,586
Two or more races52,555
Asian alone44,501
Some other race9,340
American Indian / Alaska Native1,898
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander522

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
27,877
White, not Hispanic
651,976

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Households

Household structure

Family households
227,694
Married-couple share
72.1%
Derived from published counts
With children
43.1%
Derived from published counts
Household sizeShare of households
109,87330.6%
1 person
117,86032.9%
2 people
56,02315.6%
3 people
45,55912.7%
4 people
29,3538.2%
5+ people
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5+ people
5 People
19,366
6 People
6,549
7 Plus People
3,438
Detailed source values for Household size
Household size values
CategoryValue
1 person109,873
2 people117,860
3 people56,023
4 people45,559
5+ people29,353
Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent
All family households227,694
Married-couple families164,25772.1% of family households
With children
61,14637.2%
Without children
103,11162.8%
Other families63,43727.9% of family households
Male householder
19,35530.5%
Female householder
44,08269.5%
Family households values
GroupValueShare of parent
All family households227,694Not applicable
Married-couple families164,25772.1%
With children61,14637.2%
Without children103,11162.8%
Other families63,43727.9%
Male householder19,35530.5%
Female householder44,08269.5%

Income

Income distribution

Median household
$77,837
Median family
$98,113
Per capita
$40,619
Household incomeShare of households
48,12413.4%
Under $25k
64,69218.0%
$25–49k
60,77416.9%
$50–74k
48,78113.6%
$75–99k
68,56919.1%
$100–149k
36,43310.2%
$150–199k
31,2958.7%
$200k+
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Under $25k
Under $10,000
15,354
$10,000–$14,999
10,228
$15,000–$19,999
10,557
$20,000–$24,999
11,985
$25–49k
$25,000–$29,999
11,706
$30,000–$34,999
12,736
$35,000–$39,999
13,597
$40,000–$44,999
14,286
$45,000–$49,999
12,367
$50–74k
$50,000–$59,999
24,731
$60,000–$74,999
36,043
$100–149k
$100,000–$124,999
39,442
$125,000–$149,999
29,127
Detailed source values for Household income
Household income values
CategoryValue
Under $25k48,124
$25–49k64,692
$50–74k60,774
$75–99k48,781
$100–149k68,569
$150–199k36,433
$200k+31,295

Education

Attainment and marital status

Education universe
629,501
High school or higher
90.8%
Derived from published counts
Bachelor’s or higher
27.7%
Derived from published counts
Educational attainmentAttainment distribution
22,4923.6%
Less than 9th grade
35,5665.6%
Grades 9–12, no diploma
181,02928.8%
High school or equivalent
146,60623.3%
Some college, no degree
69,30411.0%
Associate degree
113,77418.1%
Bachelor’s degree
60,7309.6%
Graduate or professional
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Less than 9th grade
No Schooling
13,376
Nursery School
79
Kindergarten
253
First Grade
69
Second Grade
189
Third Grade
542
Fourth Grade
715
Fifth Grade
1,333
Sixth Grade
1,735
Seventh Grade
858
Eighth Grade
3,343
Grades 9–12, no diploma
Ninth Grade
4,588
Tenth Grade
8,148
Eleventh Grade
9,755
Twelfth No Diploma
13,075
High school or equivalent
Regular High School Diploma
159,232
Ged Or Alternative Credential
21,797
Some college, no degree
Some College Under 1 Year
54,023
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree
92,583
Graduate or professional
Masters Degree
47,617
Professional School Degree
8,976
Doctorate Degree
4,137
Detailed source values for Educational attainment
Educational attainment values
CategoryValue
Less than 9th grade22,492
Grades 9–12, no diploma35,566
High school or equivalent181,029
Some college, no degree146,606
Associate degree69,304
Bachelor’s degree113,774
Graduate or professional60,730
Marital status by sexMale and Female
11,62536,246
Widowed
34,22647,369
Divorced
3,5134,506
Separated
179,424178,842
Now Married
129,982114,268
Never Married
10,63811,602
Married Spouse Absent
168,786167,240
Married Spouse Present
Marital status by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Widowed11,62536,246
Divorced34,22647,369
Separated3,5134,506
Now Married179,424178,842
Never Married129,982114,268
Married Spouse Absent10,63811,602
Married Spouse Present168,786167,240

Housing

Tenure, occupancy, and housing stock

Median home value
$243,900
Median gross rent
$1,211
Housing tenure
Owner
269,05675.0%
Renter
89,61225.0%
Occupied homes: 358,668.
Housing tenure values
CategoryValue
Owner269,056
Renter89,612
Housing occupancy
Occupied
358,66896.1%
Vacant
14,7453.9%
Housing units: 373,413.

Derived from published counts

Housing occupancy values
CategoryValue
Occupied358,668
Vacant14,745

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage
165,860
Owners without mortgage
103,196
Vacancy reason
For rent2,709
For sale1,842
Rented, not occupied810
Sold, not occupied1,064
Seasonal1,283
Migrant workers0
Other7,037
Vacancy reason values
CategoryValue
For rent2,709
For sale1,842
Rented, not occupied810
Sold, not occupied1,064
Seasonal1,283
Migrant workers0
Other7,037
Structure type
Detached255,514
Attached35,697
2–4 units14,897
5–19 units36,044
20+ units17,617
Mobile or other13,644
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2–4 units
Structure 2 Units
3,114
Structure 3–4 Units
11,783
5–19 units
Structure 5–9 Units
22,586
Structure 10–19 Units
13,458
20+ units
Structure 20–49 Units
5,220
Structure 50 Plus Units
12,397
Mobile or other
Structure Mobile Home
13,582
Structure Boat Rv Van Other
62
Detailed source values for Structure type
Structure type values
CategoryValue
Detached255,514
Attached35,697
2–4 units14,897
5–19 units36,044
20+ units17,617
Mobile or other13,644
Year builtHousing units by period
92,28924.7%
Before 1960
124,16433.3%
1960–79
89,66124.0%
1980–99
63,30117.0%
2000–19
3,9981.1%
2020+
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Before 1960
1939 Earlier
16,019
1940–1949
15,249
1950–1959
61,021
1960–79
1960–1969
62,210
1970–1979
61,954
1980–99
1980–1989
40,746
1990–1999
48,915
2000–19
2000–2009
43,538
2010–2019
19,763
Detailed source values for Year built
Year built values
CategoryValue
Before 196092,289
1960–79124,164
1980–9989,661
2000–1963,301
2020+3,998
Move-in periodOwner and Renter
Before 1990
38,809
1,259
1990s
40,530
1,810
2000s
55,716
6,487
2010s
99,428
46,245
2020–22
29,790
26,253
2023+
4,783
7,558
Move-in period values
CategoryOwnerRenter
Before 199038,8091,259
1990s40,5301,810
2000s55,7166,487
2010s99,42846,245
2020–2229,79026,253
2023+4,7837,558
Home valueOwner-occupied homes
30,37911.3%
Under $100k
109,73640.8%
$100–249k
107,72840.0%
$250–499k
16,5926.2%
$500–749k
2,8041.0%
$750–999k
8970.3%
$1–1.49m
9200.3%
$1.5m+
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Under $100k
Under 10000
4,622
10000–14999
1,793
15000–19999
1,573
20000–24999
1,577
25000–29999
1,065
30000–34999
1,225
35000–39999
1,117
40000–49999
2,426
50000–59999
1,996
60000–69999
3,218
70000–79999
2,002
80000–89999
3,447
90000–99999
4,318
$100–249k
100000–124999
10,858
125000–149999
11,764
150000–174999
21,848
175000–199999
19,152
200000–249999
46,114
$250–499k
250000–299999
35,517
300000–399999
44,956
400000–499999
27,255
$1.5m+
1500000–1999999
233
2000000+
687
Detailed source values for Home value
Home value values
CategoryValue
Under $100k30,379
$100–249k109,736
$250–499k107,728
$500–749k16,592
$750–999k2,804
$1–1.49m897
$1.5m+920
Gross rentRenter-occupied homes
Under $5004,939
$500–99919,086
$1,000–1,49939,864
$1,500–1,99915,076
$2,000–2,4994,458
$2,500–2,9991,178
$3,000+1,468
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Under $500
Under 100
74
100–149
19
150–199
159
200–249
497
250–299
1,004
300–349
1,164
350–399
743
400–449
510
450–499
769
$500–999
500–549
602
550–599
859
600–649
932
650–699
959
700–749
1,383
750–799
1,722
800–899
5,636
900–999
6,993
$1,000–1,499
1000–1249
22,493
1250–1499
17,371
$3,000+
3000–3499
387
3500+
1,081
Detailed source values for Gross rent
Gross rent values
CategoryValue
Under $5004,939
$500–99919,086
$1,000–1,49939,864
$1,500–1,99915,076
$2,000–2,4994,458
$2,500–2,9991,178
$3,000+1,468
Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter
No vehicle
8,662
13,416
1 vehicle
81,987
48,345
2 vehicles
113,032
22,894
3 vehicles
43,143
3,412
4 vehicles
16,359
1,252
5+ vehicles
5,873
293
Vehicle availability values
CategoryOwnerRenter
No vehicle8,66213,416
1 vehicle81,98748,345
2 vehicles113,03222,894
3 vehicles43,1433,412
4 vehicles16,3591,252
5+ vehicles5,873293

Transportation

How residents get to work

Workers age 16+
423,414
Average commute
26.3 min
Travel mode
Drive alone
321,83676.0%Derived from published counts
Carpool
32,8647.8%Derived from published counts
Public transit
2,5450.6%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle
5,3131.3%Derived from published counts
Work from home
56,71313.4%Derived from published counts
Other
4,1431.0%Derived from published counts
Workers: 423,414.

Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle
Walked
4,445
Bicycle
868
Other
Other Transportation
3,173
Motorcycle
274
Taxi Or Ride Hailing
696
Detailed source values for Travel mode
Travel mode values
CategoryValue
Drive alone321,836
Carpool32,864
Public transit2,545
Walk or bicycle5,313
Work from home56,713
Other4,143
Commute timeWorkers by travel time
78,46421.4%
Under 15 min
143,03739.0%
15–29 min
93,06225.4%
30–44 min
30,5858.3%
45–59 min
21,5535.9%
60+ min
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Under 15 min
Under 5
6,690
5–9
28,719
10–14
43,055
15–29 min
15–19
53,457
20–24
58,042
25–29
31,538
30–44 min
30–34
56,800
35–39
16,901
40–44
19,361
60+ min
60–89
15,633
90+
5,920
Detailed source values for Commute time
Commute time values
CategoryValue
Under 15 min78,464
15–29 min143,037
30–44 min93,062
45–59 min30,585
60+ min21,553

Workforce

Labor force and job flows

Population age 16+
721,079
Civilian labor force
459,271
Employed
432,955
Unemployed
26,316
Unemployment rate
5.7%
Poverty universe
871,670
Persons below poverty
90,722
Gini index
0.43
White-collar workers
259,618
Blue-collar workers
104,307
Occupation by sexMale and Female
Service Occupations
27,842
41,188
Sales Office Occupations
33,336
59,869
Management Business Science Arts
80,224
86,189
Production Transportation Material Moving
54,014
17,440
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance
31,666
1,187
Occupation by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Service Occupations27,84241,188
Sales Office Occupations33,33659,869
Management Business Science Arts80,22486,189
Production Transportation Material Moving54,01417,440
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance31,6661,187

Employment and commuting

Resident workers
5,207
Workplace jobs
Unavailable
Internal commuters
Unavailable
Inbound commuters
Unavailable
Outbound commuters
Unavailable
Net worker inflow
Unavailable

Health insurance

Insurance coverage

Coverage status
Insured
830,47695.1%Derived from published counts
Uninsured
42,4144.9%
Residents: 872,890.
Coverage status values
CategoryValue
Insured830,476
Uninsured42,414
Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage
5,09912.0%
Under 19
16,81739.6%
Age 19–34
19,96747.1%
Age 35–64
5311.3%
Age 65+
Uninsured by age values
CategoryValue
Under 195,099
Age 19–3416,817
Age 35–6419,967
Age 65+531

Community

Nativity, citizenship, and mobility

Nativity
Native born
776,55288.3%
Foreign born
103,30111.7%
Residents: 879,853.
Nativity values
CategoryValue
Native born776,552
Foreign born103,301

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen
73,566
Not a citizen
29,735

Residential mobility

Same house
792,430
Within same county
43,767
From another county
24,009
From another state
7,662
From abroad
2,955

Sources and method

Vintages, quality, and methodology

Source vintages

Demographics
2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline
2020 Census
Employment
2023 LODES

Report quality

Status
complete
kind
published geography
estimated
false
Historical housing baseline
2020 housing units
369,404

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

County demographics

About Macomb County, Michigan

Macomb County, Michigan has 879,853 residents and a median age of 41.3 years. It ranks No. 66 by population within this indexed county cohort. Population has declined 0.2% since the 2020 Census. Median household income is $2,897 below United States.

Market context

Compare the numbers.

Published values on the same 2024 ACS basis.
Comparison of selected demographic measures
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeMedian ageOwner occupied
Macomb County, Michigan879,853$77,83741.3 years75%
United States334,922,500$80,73438.9 years65.2%
Michigan10,077,761$72,87540.2 years73.2%

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